Delhi Smog: How serious is the problem?

Stubble burning by farmers in Punjab and Haryana -- coupled with vehicular pollution, construction activities and low temperature – have turned the country’s national capital and the adjoining regions in a gas chamber in the past week. The level of particulate matter PM2.5 in the air peaked at 743 microgram per meter cube forcing authorities to shut schools and doctors to declare to declare a public health emergency.13 November 2017, 9:47 AM IST| Duration: 02:03

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